Cylindrical ravioli shaper, sealer, and cutter



Jan. 8 1924.

R. OLERI CYLINDRICAL RAVIOLI SHAPEB, SEALER, AND CUT'I'ER Filed May 151925 Patented Jan. 8, 1924,

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSA OLERI, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

'Applieatiiin filed May 15, 1923. Serial No. 639,107.

To allwkom z'tmay concern:

'Be it known that I, Rosa ()LER'I, residing in the city and county ofSan Francisco and State of California, have invented new and 6 usefulImprovements in Cylindrical Ra-. violi Shapers, Sealers, and Cutters, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

This invention re ates to improvements in shapers and cutters used inpreparing ra- 10 violis or other similarly made pastries, and is adaptedto subdivide, seal, and cut out areas of the material of which theravioli is made, all in one complete operation.

Heretofore, raviolis, consisting ordinarily of two thin layers of doughbetween which is placed a comparatively thick layer 'of chopped meat andvegetables, were formed by dividing the substance into individual shapesby means of a roller which was rolled by hand overthe same. After thiswas done, it was necessary to cut out by hand, each ravioli,- therebycausing the entire operation to become very tedious and to consumeconsiderable time. It very frequently happens that in making raviolisthey do not become properly sealed at their edges, in which event thematerial making up the inside thereof falls out upon their beinghandled. By means of the invention herein described, it will only benecessary in making raviolis to roll the cylindrical body over thesubstance comprising the raviolis. By so doing the individual ravioliswill be formed, sealed and cut, at one and the same time.

j The invention has for its object to provide a means for forming,sealing and cutting raviolis or similarly made pastries, in one completeoperation.

In=the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ravioli shaper andcutter:

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross section taken on the line 3.-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a frame or core which is madepreferably from wood, having at the ends thereof han dles 2, and atdesignated intervals along its body, a plurality of circumferentialprojections 3. The projections 3, extend circumferentially around 1, andare so formed that i a space semi-circular in shape is provided betweeneach of them. Runnin longitudinally along the circumferential edges ofproectlons 3, and secured thereto by means of glue or any other suitableadhesive, are a plurality of wooden strips 4 which are preferably equaldistance from each other. Se-

cured to the central edges of projections 3 and to the extreme centralportion of strips 4, are thin corrugated metal ribs or strips 5,

which circumferentially encircle each of the projections 3 and alsoextend longitudinally along the wooden'strips 4. The corrugated metalstrips are secured to '3 and 4 by forcing them within the wood or bycementing them to the Wood, or by any other suit able means. The metalstrips project outwardly from 3 and 4 but slightly and are provided witha sharp edge, which affords a means for cutting the paste. The woodenstrips 4 and the circumferential projections 3 serve to form eachravioli and to seal each edge thereof, thereby causing the materialcomprising their centers to remain between the layers of dough. Thecorrugated metal strips 5 extending along the wooden strips 4 and aroundthe projections 3, afi'ord'a means for cutting the individual raviolisasthey are being shaped and sealed.

The material comprising the ravioli is firstly laid flatly upon a table,after which the shaper and cutter is rolled over the same, therebyforming-sealing and cutting the individual raviolis in one operation.

Having described my invention what I claim is: r

1. A pastry shaper, sealer and cutter comprising a wooden core providedwith a plurality of circumferential projections thereon, a plurality ofWooden strips attached to the edges of the projections and extendingthereon parallel to the axis of the core,'and a plurality of metalcorrugated strips extending around each of the projections of the coreand along each wooden str p.

2. A ravioli shaper, sealer and cutter comprising a wooden coreprovidedwith a plurality of wooden projections extendingcircumferentially around the same, a plurality of wooden stripsextending lengthwise along the edges of the projections, and a series ofstrips.

3. A 5 cutt r 'comprlsmg a and the Wooden cylindrical revioli shaper,sealer and central wooden core with 'a plurality of circular projectionsforming a part, thereof, a

plurality of Wooden strips separated from each other and extendinglongitudinally along the circumferential edges of the projections, and aseries of metal strips extending entirely around each proJection andalong each Wooden strip, substantially as described.

ROSA. OLElRll. v

